and the final answer is.......................................2.4 liter 4 cylinder with the 5-speed. Kinda old man car - little sporty.
I had my wife sit in the driver seat and check it out (she had to leave for a meeting) and she was pumped to get a stick shift as she used to be a demon in her 4-speed European Capri.
Actually the autotragic gets 1 mpg better than the 5-speed.